Tim is Artistic Director of York Chamber Music Festival

Tim is Artistic Director of York Chamber Music Festival. The programme for the next festival between 23 – 25 September 2016 has been announced. It includes lunchtime recitals, evening concerts and masterclasses. The exciting programme includes Elgar’s Serenade for Strings, the Mendelssohn Octet, Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence and will be bring to York some of the best chamber musicians in the country: Ben Baker, Charlotte Scott, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Adrian Brendel, Jon Thorne and Charles Owen. The full programme and easy booking is available at the festival website: www.yorkchambermusicfestival.co.uk.

YORK CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

February 2014 saw the launch of the first York Chamber Music Festival of which Tim is the Artistic Director. Steven Isserlis agreed to be patron of the festival and support for this exciting venture. A feature of the festival is its outreach work among the schools of York and a national competition for under-25s and under 18 chamber music groups. Recitalists involved in the first festival included Tim and violinist Jennifer Pike (BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2002), pianists Martin Roscoe and James Baillieu, and the viola player Matthew Jones.

Details of the 2016 festival have just been announced and include a series of concerts in York between 23 – 25 September 2016.The Festival Artists this year are Ben Baker and Charlotte Scott (violins), Sarah-Jane Bradley and Jon Thorne (violas), Adrian Brendel and Tim Lowe (cellos) and Charles own (piano). This stellar cast will perform among other items Elgar’s ‘Serenade for Strings’, the Mendelsohn Octet, Frank Piano Quintet and Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence. There will be individual recitals by some of the players and a duo recital with Adrian Brendel and Tim.

See www.yorkchambermusicfestival.co.uk for details and ticketing. An exciting new venture that is now in its third year and is bringing to York some of the finest chamber musicians in the country. See the festival website www.yorkchambermusicfestival.co.uk for details and booking for the 2016 festival 23 – 25 September.’

2013 Presteigne Festival

Tim played in the 2013 Presteigne Festival giving a solo recital and in the chamber music concerts given by Festival soloists. His solo recital included two Bach Unaccompanied Suites, Michael Berkley’s Ode – In Memoriam and the world premiere of Jon Opsted’s Distant Places with both composers present.

Performances of the Dvorak concerto in December 2013 and the Spring of 2014 have been announced – details pending.

Announcing York Chamber Music Festival

February 2014 sees the launch of the first York Chamber Music Festival of which Tim is the Artistic Director. Steven Isserlis has agreed to be patron of the festival and support for this exciting new venture is gathering in the city. A feature of the festival is its outreach work among the schools of York and a national competition for under-25s and under 18 chamber music groups. Recitalists involved in the first festival include Tim and violinist Jennifer Pike (BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2002), pianists Martin Roscoe and James Baillieu, and the viola player Matthew Jones.

Details of the festival and the competition can be found on the festival website:

York Chamber Music Festival

(patron Steven Isserlis) 13 -16 February 2014

Message from Tim Lowe – Festival Artistic Director

“The festival aims to bring some of the UK’s best chamber musicians to York with the specific aim of involving York’s young musicians and young people and giving them an opportunity not only to hear these players but to talk and work with them in masterclasses. As part of the festival a national competition will bring aspiring chamber music groups to York from the national conservatoires, music colleges and university music departments.

Highlights of the first festival include:

• A violin recital with Jennifer Pike – BBC Young Musician of the year in 2002• A piano recital by Martin Roscoe• A cello recital by Tim Lowe and James Baillieu.• Competition for Young Musicians• Masterclasses.

The cost of entrance has been kept down and some events are free of charge thanks to generous donations from local sponsors keen to see York’s young people engage with ‘new generation’, internationally renowned chamber musicians.

The programme is built around core repertoire but includes some lesser-known works because, whether young or older, we want to stimulate peoples’ curiosity and imagination. I do hope you will support this new initiative in the musical life of York and enjoy what we have to offer. For details of the festival programme go to www.yorkchambermusicfestival.co.uk

February 2014 sees the launch of the first York Chamber Music Festival of which Tim is the Artistic Director. Steven Isserlis has agreed to be patron of the festival and support for this exciting new venture is gathering in the city. A feature of the festival is its outreach work among the schools of York and a national competition for under-25s and under 18 chamber music groups. Recitalists involved in the first festival include Tim and violinist Jennifer Pike (BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2002), pianists Martin Roscoe and James Baillieu, and the viola player Matthew Jones. Details of the festival and the competition can be found on the festival website

I am very excited about this new venture, which I hope will become a fixture in the musical life of York and the region. We have already secured funding from across the city from private sponsors keen to support the festival and I am hoping to build up this fund to secure its future.

The opportunity for young players to have masterlasses with internationally famous musicians is a great chance to engage face-to-face with these fantastic players. And for all of us a long weekend of lovely music making in my beautiful home city of York will hopefully lift our spirits in the dark winter days and remind us that Spring is just round the corner!”